| 1 |  | The Yellow Handkerchief(1977) | ⭐ 7.3 |
| 2 |  | The Life of Chikuzan(1977) | ⭐ 6.9 |
| 3 |  | Mount Hakkoda(1977) | ⭐ 6.9 |
| 4 |  | Ballad of Orin(1977) | ⭐ 7.4 |
| 5 | 🎬 | Seishun no mon: Jiritsu hen(1977) | ⭐ 7.5 |
| 6 |  | The Incident(1978) | ⭐ 6.5 |
| 7 |  | Empire of Passion(1978) | ⭐ 7.0 |
| 8 |  | The Demon(1978) | ⭐ 7.4 |
| 9 |  | Third Base(1978) | ⭐ 7.0 |
| 10 |  | Yagyu Clan Conspiracy(1978) | ⭐ 7.1 |
| 11 |  | Vengeance Is Mine(1979) | ⭐ 7.6 |
| 12 |  | Oh! The Nomugi Pass(1979) | ⭐ 7.3 |
| 13 |  | No More Easy Life(1979) | ⭐ 6.8 |
| 14 |  | My Son! My Son!(1979) | ⭐ 6.7 |
| 15 |  | The Man Who Stole the Sun(1979) | ⭐ 7.5 |
| 16 |  | Zigeunerweisen(1980) | ⭐ 6.9 |
| 17 |  | The Battle of Port Arthur(1980) | ⭐ 6.6 |
| 18 |  | The Young Rebels(1980) | ⭐ 6.0 |
| 19 |  | Dôran(1980) | ⭐ 6.8 |
| 20 |  | A Distant Cry from Spring(1980) | ⭐ 7.6 |
| 21 |  | Station(1981) | ⭐ 7.0 |
| 22 |  | Muddy River(1981) | ⭐ 7.8 |
| 23 |  | Why Not?(1981) | ⭐ 6.8 |
| 24 |  | Distant Thunder(1981) | ⭐ 6.8 |
| 25 |  | Willful Murder(1981) | ⭐ 7.1 |
| 26 |  | Fall Guy(1982) | ⭐ 6.9 |
| 27 |  | Suspicion(1982) | ⭐ 7.1 |
| 28 |  | Onimasa(1982) | ⭐ 6.9 |
| 29 |  | The Go Masters(1982) | ⭐ 7.2 |
| 30 |  | To Trap a Kidnapper(1982) | ⭐ 6.0 |
| 31 |  | The Ballad of Narayama(1983) | ⭐ 7.8 |
| 32 |  | The Family Game(1983) | ⭐ 7.1 |
| 33 |  | Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence(1983) | ⭐ 7.2 |
| 34 |  | Antarctica(1983) | ⭐ 7.6 |
| 35 |  | The Makioka Sisters(1983) | ⭐ 7.2 |
| 36 |  | The Funeral(1984) | ⭐ 7.2 |
| 37 |  | Mahjong Horoki(1984) | ⭐ 6.9 |
| 38 |  | Ohan(1984) | ⭐ 7.0 |
| 39 |  | MacArthur's Children(1984) | ⭐ 6.9 |
| 40 |  | Station to Heaven(1984) | ⭐ 7.0 |
| 41 |  | Gray Sunset(1985) | ⭐ 6.5 |
| 42 |  | The Burmese Harp(1985) | ⭐ 7.0 |
| 43 |  | Love Letter(1985) | ⭐ 7.1 |
| 44 |  | And Then(1985) | ⭐ 7.2 |
| 45 |  | The Tragedy of 'W'(1984) | ⭐ 7.1 |
| 46 |  | Kataku no hito(1986) | ⭐ 6.9 |
| 47 |  | Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies(1986) | ⭐ 7.0 |
| 48 |  | A Promise(1986) | ⭐ 7.6 |
| 49 |  | Big Joys, Small Sorrows(1986) | ⭐ 6.2 |
| 50 |  | Lost in the Wilderness(1986) | ⭐ 7.1 |